Farzaneh Bad
@farzdusa.bsky.social
DigitalMedusa https://digitalmedusa.org/
Netrifying the enemies of the global Internet
Say no to IP and government overreach!
Netrifying the enemies of the global Internet
Say no to IP and government overreach!
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This was interesting
great thread of our IETF BoF session today
huge thanks to everyone that participated in person & remote
for more info on what a "BoF" is & what are plans at the IETF are check out: docs.bsky.app/blog/taking-...
huge thanks to everyone that participated in person & remote
for more info on what a "BoF" is & what are plans at the IETF are check out: docs.bsky.app/blog/taking-...
November 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This was interesting
Voted in NYC elections! Pretty pleased.
November 3, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Voted in NYC elections! Pretty pleased.
One thing that my fellow US immigrants didn't think about when they repeatedly said they only want to kick out illegals is that kind of system will make you "illegal" too and then get rid of you! But even then you will defend your choices.
November 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
One thing that my fellow US immigrants didn't think about when they repeatedly said they only want to kick out illegals is that kind of system will make you "illegal" too and then get rid of you! But even then you will defend your choices.
Wanted to find a picture of a snake in my photos… my friends and colleagues have been so kind to send me photos of medusas and snakes 🐍 that I can’t even find the photos I took intentionally. Love it. Keep them coming.
October 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Wanted to find a picture of a snake in my photos… my friends and colleagues have been so kind to send me photos of medusas and snakes 🐍 that I can’t even find the photos I took intentionally. Love it. Keep them coming.
This NY mayoral debate was ridiculous but come on why are you debating the Q train coming to Harlem!! We need Harlem to be connected to the rest of the city. It’s not up for a debate 🤯
October 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This NY mayoral debate was ridiculous but come on why are you debating the Q train coming to Harlem!! We need Harlem to be connected to the rest of the city. It’s not up for a debate 🤯
I think we should always pick our doctors based on their last name: Dr Khayyam for example will never tell you not to drink wine!
October 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I think we should always pick our doctors based on their last name: Dr Khayyam for example will never tell you not to drink wine!
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ICYMI, highly recommend this human rights impact assessment of @wikimediafoundation.org AI/ML work by @royapak.bsky.social (w/ @farzdusa.bsky.social and david liu)
upload.wikimedia.org
October 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
ICYMI, highly recommend this human rights impact assessment of @wikimediafoundation.org AI/ML work by @royapak.bsky.social (w/ @farzdusa.bsky.social and david liu)
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"hey disney, will you sue us for infringement if we use a public domain steamboat willie in our advertising, like you sued that jewelry company?"
"can't answer that. telling you whether we'll sue you is giving you legal advice."
qz.com/morgan-and-m...
"can't answer that. telling you whether we'll sue you is giving you legal advice."
qz.com/morgan-and-m...
Morgan and Morgan sues Disney over Steamboat Willie
Copyright for first appearance of Mickey Mouse expired last year, but the law firm doesn't want to risk a trademark infringement suit
qz.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
"hey disney, will you sue us for infringement if we use a public domain steamboat willie in our advertising, like you sued that jewelry company?"
"can't answer that. telling you whether we'll sue you is giving you legal advice."
qz.com/morgan-and-m...
"can't answer that. telling you whether we'll sue you is giving you legal advice."
qz.com/morgan-and-m...
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If you’re looking for your next great read, start with the banned books.
There’s nothing better than reading what they don’t want you to.
Expand your mind and enjoy banned books. 📚
pen.org/banned-books...
There’s nothing better than reading what they don’t want you to.
Expand your mind and enjoy banned books. 📚
pen.org/banned-books...
Banned Books List 2025
What books are banned in 2025? These are the 11 most banned books of the 2023-2024 school year. The banned books list for 2025 includes "Nineteen Minutes," by Jodi Picoult.
pen.org
September 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
If you’re looking for your next great read, start with the banned books.
There’s nothing better than reading what they don’t want you to.
Expand your mind and enjoy banned books. 📚
pen.org/banned-books...
There’s nothing better than reading what they don’t want you to.
Expand your mind and enjoy banned books. 📚
pen.org/banned-books...
I like Brooklyn Public Library response to banned books. I wish we could do a global initiative like this for everyone … www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned
Books Unbanned | Brooklyn Public Library
In April 2022, Brooklyn Public Library joined those fighting for the rights of teens nationwide to read what they like, discover themselves, and form their own opinions. Inspired by the American Libra...
www.bklynlibrary.org
September 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I like Brooklyn Public Library response to banned books. I wish we could do a global initiative like this for everyone … www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned
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Style lessons from Robert Redford, one of the most stylish men in the last century. 🧵
September 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Style lessons from Robert Redford, one of the most stylish men in the last century. 🧵
When during the UN meetings the Iranian gov affiliates were challenged over censorship, they’d say UK does it too. every time we mentioned the problems, people told us but we are democratic, we smell better. Well here, read this incredible piece by Burns: internet.exchangepoint.tech/the-dog-that...
The Dog that Caught the Car: Britain's 'World-Leading' Internet
Billed as a “world-leading” child-protection law, the UK’s Online Safety Act has instead normalized surveillance and ID checks. “Tech policy wonk" Heather Burns writes that the model is spreading acro...
internet.exchangepoint.tech
September 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
When during the UN meetings the Iranian gov affiliates were challenged over censorship, they’d say UK does it too. every time we mentioned the problems, people told us but we are democratic, we smell better. Well here, read this incredible piece by Burns: internet.exchangepoint.tech/the-dog-that...
Standardization can help fight censorship
September 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Standardization can help fight censorship
“Fear has made this country do something that one day she will regret. We cannot let this terrible mistake poison our hearts.” Yoshiko Ushida
September 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
“Fear has made this country do something that one day she will regret. We cannot let this terrible mistake poison our hearts.” Yoshiko Ushida
In Chicago they put whipped cream on their 10.30 am brunch mimosas.
September 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
In Chicago they put whipped cream on their 10.30 am brunch mimosas.
If you are against abortion and support passing a law against it you are not a libertarian. You are an ultra conservative.
We knew this was coming, but it's still terrible.
Texas passes bill banning abortion pills from being mailed to the state 19thnews.org/2025/09/texa... via @19thnews.org
Where are all those libertarians now? Oh, right. You just meant lack of regulation for rich men, ideally white men.
Texas passes bill banning abortion pills from being mailed to the state 19thnews.org/2025/09/texa... via @19thnews.org
Where are all those libertarians now? Oh, right. You just meant lack of regulation for rich men, ideally white men.
Texas passes bill banning abortion pills from being mailed to the state
The legislation lets private citizens sue people who mail abortion medications to Texans. It offers a blueprint for state lawmakers trying to stop their residents from circumventing abortion bans.
19thnews.org
September 4, 2025 at 5:30 AM
If you are against abortion and support passing a law against it you are not a libertarian. You are an ultra conservative.
Freedom of speech is not a Western value. It's not an American value either. Been a value for thousands of years. I have heard this argument from the left and the right.
Quoting a previous witness who said "Free speech is a core value of Western culture."
Maybe I'm oversensitive but that sounds like dogwhistling the racist "civilizational allies" idea that Europe and the US are the countries with the right values and culture.
Maybe I'm oversensitive but that sounds like dogwhistling the racist "civilizational allies" idea that Europe and the US are the countries with the right values and culture.
September 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Freedom of speech is not a Western value. It's not an American value either. Been a value for thousands of years. I have heard this argument from the left and the right.
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DTSP has launched a new working group on DSA Article 21 out-of-court dispute settlement! Looking forward to engaging with a wide array of stakeholders as part of this effort.
cc: @hutko.bsky.social @niklaseder.bsky.social @gateklons.bsky.social @daphnek.bsky.social @mathver.bsky.social
cc: @hutko.bsky.social @niklaseder.bsky.social @gateklons.bsky.social @daphnek.bsky.social @mathver.bsky.social
🚨 New from DTSP: we’re launching a Working Group on Out-of-Court Dispute Settlement under Article 21 of the #DSA.
Goal: ensure online platforms resolve disputes openly and fairly to deliver benefits for all users. 👉
dtspartnership.org/press-releas...
Goal: ensure online platforms resolve disputes openly and fairly to deliver benefits for all users. 👉
dtspartnership.org/press-releas...
DTSP Announces New Working Group on Out-of-Court Dispute Settlement - Digital Trust & Safety Partnership
New Initiative Will Develop Industry Best Practices and Proposals Under Article 21 of the EU Digital Services Act Brussels – The Digital Trust & Safety Partnership (DTSP) is excited to announce the fo...
dtspartnership.org
September 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
DTSP has launched a new working group on DSA Article 21 out-of-court dispute settlement! Looking forward to engaging with a wide array of stakeholders as part of this effort.
cc: @hutko.bsky.social @niklaseder.bsky.social @gateklons.bsky.social @daphnek.bsky.social @mathver.bsky.social
cc: @hutko.bsky.social @niklaseder.bsky.social @gateklons.bsky.social @daphnek.bsky.social @mathver.bsky.social
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As our neighbors vanish daily, this serves as a meaningful way to honor them and highlight the extent of this issue throughout the city’s
August 31, 2025 at 12:19 AM
As our neighbors vanish daily, this serves as a meaningful way to honor them and highlight the extent of this issue throughout the city’s
These publishers and copyright zealots would have taken Shakespeare to court for the adaptation of Rosalind. 🙄
August 30, 2025 at 1:59 AM
These publishers and copyright zealots would have taken Shakespeare to court for the adaptation of Rosalind. 🙄
This is our contemporary digital governance problem!
I get really mad when people are willing to cave to authoritarian bullshit as long as it is wrapped in the correct moral panic
August 26, 2025 at 2:04 AM
This is our contemporary digital governance problem!
Who is who in Harlem
August 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Who is who in Harlem
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I feel that people who ignore the decades of legal precedent that people under 18 have an independent legal right to speak and access others' speech all in the name of "child protection" are censorious thugs who view children as property, thanks for asking!
August 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I feel that people who ignore the decades of legal precedent that people under 18 have an independent legal right to speak and access others' speech all in the name of "child protection" are censorious thugs who view children as property, thanks for asking!